Generation X: Fame hungry kids would rather be pop star than run the country

FAME: A poll showed that a high number of kids want to be like Ed Sheeran or Harry Kane

Fame-hungry kids dream of topping the charts and conquering Hollywood, but aren’t interested in becoming the next prime minister.

One in five aspire to become singers like pop megastar Ed Sheeran, but just 3% want to end up in Downing Street.

Some 15% of the 2,000 children aged under 18 polled want to star in Hollywood films or on TV.

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“It would seem that young people are perhaps being discouraged or put off by the political uncertainty they are seeing at the moment”

ACS International Schools spokesperson

About one in seven are targeting a career as a big sports star, such as the next Harry Kane.

Another 15% want to follow in the footsteps of Professor Brian Cox and become a scientist.

A spokesman from ACS International Schools, which commissioned the survey to mark the opening of a new science centre at its Hillingdon school, north London, said: “It would seem that young people are perhaps being discouraged or put off by the political uncertainty they are seeing at the moment.”

Researchers, from OnePoll.com, also quizzed children on what they think are most important in careers, with 35% believing good leadership is important to be PM.